Neiman Marcus Coral Gables, Ken Downing, & Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Present Splendor in the Garden 2019

Photography by Loamis Rodriguez on February 2nd, 2019 in Fashion, Lifestyle

Miami Beach, FL – January 31, 2019 – Over 360 fashion-forward guests attended the 8th Annual Splendor in the Garden held at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The afternoon of fashion and philanthropy was presented by Neiman Marcus Coral Gables and Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables, and Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay. Swanee DiMare and Frances Sevilla Sacasa served as co-chairs, and the 2019 honorees were Cristina Pereyra Alvarez, Ravneet Chowdhury, Constance Fernandez, Melinda Gonzalez, Tracy Wilson Mourning, and Remedios Diaz Oliver. Elias Synalovski, VP and General Manager of Neiman Marcus Coral Gables, introduced Ken Downing, Senior VP and Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus, who took the stage to much applause and mentioned how he loves returning to Fairchild every year because the Miami ladies were the warmest and most welcoming crowd he has ever met. Downing presented the highly anticipated Spring 2019 fashion show featuring lace, tulle and bright colors. Models strutted the catwalk in make-up by Tom Ford Beauty. Guests enjoyed a seated lakeside lunch catered by Le Basque.

Constance Fernandez, Cristina Pereyra Alvarez, Remedios Diaz Oliver, Ravneet Chowdhury, & Melinda Gonzalez

Dana Shear, Marysol Patton, Ariel Penzer Milgroom, & Susanne Birbragher

Alexa Wolman, Tracy Mourning, Suzy Buckley Woodward, & Jennifer Valoppi

Jennifer Montoya, Patricia Fuller, Bronwyn Miller, & Lizzie Schaul

Storme Eckelhofer, Jenn Chamberlain, Swanee DiMare, Brenda McInnis, Mary O’Donoghue, & Amy Ferrie

Ravneet Chowdhury, Melinda Gonzalez, Remedios Diaz Oliver, Cristina Pereyra Alvarez, & Constance Fernandez

Ken Downing

Darlene Perez, Trish Bell, & Constance Fernandez

Bronwyn Miller, Renee Lopez-Cantera, Josie Wang, & Danielle Gonzalez

Louis Aguirre & Laurie Jennings

Tracy Mourning & Elysze Held

Elysze Held

Ken Downing

Ken Downing

Carl Lewis

Louis Aguirre, Constance Fernandez, Ken Downing, & Laurie Jennings

Constance Fernandez & Ken Downing

Cristina Pereyra Alvarez & Ken Downing

Melinda Gonzalez & Ken Downing

Tracy Mourning & Ken Downing

Louis Aguirre, Ravneet Chowdhury, Ken Downing, & Laurie Jennings

Remedios Diaz Oliver & Ken Downing

Louis Aguirre, Remedios Diaz Oliver, Ken Downing, & Laurie Jennings

Louis Aguirre,Tracy Mourning, Frances Sevilla-Sacasa, Constance Fernandez, Remedios Diaz Oliver, Swanee DiMare, Laurie Jennings, Melinda Gonzalez, Ravneet Chowdhury, & Cristina Pereyra Alvarez

Tracy Mourning, Frances Sevilla-Sacasa, Constance Fernandez, Remedios Diaz Oliver, Swanee DiMare, Melinda Gonzalez, Ravneet Chowdhury, & Cristina Pereyra Alvarez29